Higher education holds itself out as a kind of universal church, outside of which there is no salvation.

There are still many large white spaces on the map of human knowledge. You can go discover them. So do it. Get out there and fill in the blank spaces. Every single moment is a possibility to go to these new places and explore them.

We cannot take for granted that the future will be better, and that means we need to work to create it today.

You have as much computing power in your iPhone as was available at the time of the Apollo missions. But what is it being used for? It’s being used to throw angry birds at pigs; it’s being used to send pictures of your cat to people halfway around the world; it’s being used to check in as the virtual mayor of a virtual nowhere while you’re riding a subway from the nineteenth century.

The most successful businesses have an idea for the future that's very different from the present.

Everybody has a product to sell—no matter whether you’re an employee, a founder, or an investor. It’s true even if your company consists of just you and your computer. Look around. If you don’t see any salespeople, you’re the salesperson.

In the developed world, technological progress means that you can have a situation where there's growth, where there's a way in which everybody can be better off over time.